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Provost's office staff, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2004 September
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 49
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Las Vegas skyline from north edge of town, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 2017 June 02
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A
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History of major floods in Moapa valley and adjacent washes, after 1945
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Archival Collection
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List of the major floods in the Moapa Valley with map to show locations of the floods.
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James H. Bilbray oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jim Bilbray conducted by Jeff van Ee on March 26, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Bilbray first outlines his life from high school, to enlistment in the Army Reserve, attending American University, and working for Nevada Senator Howard Cannon. He then speaks of the different political philosophies in Northern Nevada versus Southern Nevada, the thinking in the mining industry, Sagebrush Rebellion, federal ownership of 86% of Nevada, the doughnut hole around the valley, Bureau of Land Management, hearings on environmental matters, taxation, and grazing laws.
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Rick Peppers oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rick Peppers conducted by Claytee D. White on July 06, 2016 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the interview, Peppers describes his childhood in Exira, Iowa and moving to Blue Diamond, Nevada in 1962. He explains working in various positions at the Blue Diamond Mine to ensure employment stability. Peppers shares stories about how the mine company's ownership of Blue Diamond affected the town. After transitioning into security jobs, he explains working through the Teamsters Union at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and then working forty-six years at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Evel Knievel oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Evel Knievel conducted by David G. Schwartz on May 17, 2007 for the Remembering Jay Sarno Oral History Project. In this interview, Knievel discusses his personal relationship with Jay Sarno. He talks about Sarno’s career in gaming and the business ventures that he was involved with in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knievel recalls anecdotes of their friendship, and the opening of Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, and Circus Circus Hotel and Casino. Lastly, he recalls stories of gambling with Sarno at his casinos.
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